PJ HARVEY - THE PEEL SESSIONS 1991-2004 (LP)

P.J. Harvey The Peel Sessions on Import Vinyl LP

The Peel Sessions commemorates the second anniversary of the famed broadcaster, John Peel’s death. P.J. Harvey recorded several sessions with John Peel over the years. The twelve tracks span Harvey’s career - from early versions of the songs on her debut album Dry to her seventh album Uh Huh Her.

PJ Harvey does her best work naked. For all the tantalizing changes in direction over the past 15 years, it was the British songwriter's bare-bones disc, Rid of Me (and its raw companion piece, 4-Track Demos), that made the greatest impression. These recordings from the late John Peel's celebrated BBC Radio show see her returning time and again to her basic blues roots, offering delightfully bruised takes on both early classics like "Sheela-Na-Gig," from her first performance on the show, through "You Come Through," a track that was recorded at a tribute shortly after Peel's passing. Along the way, there are plenty of rarities, stylistic diversions, and traces of dark humor to make P.J. Harvey fans wish the package could have been twice as long. 

P.J. Harvey The Peel Sessions Track Listing

Peel 10/29/91
1. Oh My Lover
2. Victory
3. Sheela-Na-Gig
4. Water

Peel 3/2/93
5. Naked Cousin
6. Wang Dang Doodle

Peel 9/5/96
7. Losing Ground
8. Snake
9. That Was My Veil

Peel 11/10/00
10. This Wicked Tongue
11. Beautiful Feeling

John Peel Tribute 12/16/04
12. You Come Through